Reminiscences of William A. Worton : oral history, 1967.

Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Family background; Massachusetts Naval Militia; Quantico; World War I: Verdun, Belleau Wood; Santo Domingo, Chinese language officer, Peking and Tientsin, 1920s; World War II: defense of Iceland, preparation for amphibious assaults; Japanese surrender of North China, occupation of Peking, 1945; Washington during unification discussions, 1947; retirement, 1949; Los Angeles Police Chief. Impressions of Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Chiang, Chou En-lai, and many military officers.

Subjects

• China--History--Republic, 1912-1949.
• Frank, Benis M., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Police administration.
• Police chiefs--Interviews.
• United States. Marine Corps.
• Veterans--Interviews.
• World War, 1914-1918.
• World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
• Worton, William A.--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.